capri
capri Lexical Profile
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• noun
Close-fitting, tapered trousers worn primarily by women that end at mid-calf or just below the knee (usually used in the plural).
"She packed a pair of white cotton capris and leather sandals for her summer vacation."
A rugged limestone island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula on the south side of the Gulf of Naples in the Campania region of Italy, renowned as a resort since the time of the Roman Republic.
A deep, vivid sky-blue color between cyan and azure, named after the luminescent blue waters of the Blue Grotto sea cave on the island of Capri.
"The artist mixed cyan and cerulean to achieve a rich capri for the seascape."
• adjective
Of a vivid, deep sky-blue color resembling the waters of the Blue Grotto on the island of Capri.
"She painted the accent wall in a bright capri shade that reminded her of the Mediterranean coast."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Named after the Italian island of Capri in the Bay of Naples, where cropped summer trousers were popularized as resort wear by fashion designer Sonja de Lennart in the late 1940s.